Re: MAC - Venomous Villains discussion
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Originally Posted by Miaow
Can't wait for this collection now! Still on the fence about briar rose though - does anyone love it/hate it?
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Love it! Today I tried BR for the first time and for me it's the perfect fall shade. It looks almost berryish on my warm skintone and gives me the "i've just been ice skating on a cold winter day" look if that makes sense
I get a similar look with Fyrinnae's Mesmerize blush but BR is a bit lighter.
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Originally Posted by dreamer246
I don't think you'll want to use OSF as a setting powder - it's so pigmented, it will end up making you look somewhat pink-ish as well!
I think OSF and Pet Me are quite different though. OSF is definitely waaaay more subtle and has more peach tones to it. But if you're not into blushes, then one or the other will work just fine.
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OSF surprised me! It really is pigmented enough to be used as a blush (yes you can say "told you so" now
) and definitely too pigmented to be used as a setting powder. Gives me very natural "pinched my cheeks" flush, love it!
I wish I could get Pet Me!
I'm officially in love with this collection. I was trying the bps and lippies at the counter and felt like I should get every single one! I had such a great time and I was so lucky to meet the lovely PinkBasset. I could not have hoped for better company to share this collection with!
Here's my thoughts of other things I bought..
Toxic Tale - I'm in love with TT but I'm not sure if TT loves me back. On my lips it looks more coral-orange red than pink and it's probably just a tad too warm for me but I'm determined to make it work
Staying power seems to be excellent. On saturday I wore TT with lime green eye make up and BoaA on cheeks and loved the combination.
Violetta - This was a maybe on my ancient shopping list but after I tried it, I fell in love with it and bought it. The color is gorgeous by itself and I can add Revenge is sweet for amazing juiciness (brings out the fuchsia over purple too) or VG Gaga l/g for a lighter purple shade.
Strange Potion - I almost left the counter without trying it but a friend made me do it and yet again I added something to my haul. I was worried about this shade being too coral/peach on me but there's enough pink in it to make it a perfect shade for me. I could remember Shontay telling me I should at least try it
Revenge is sweet - the first products I tried and immediately told the MA I wanted it. Ohh the juiciness on my lips! I still don't know if it's more purple or pink on me, so I'll say it's magenta
Not too sheer at all!
Vainglorious - It looked gorgeous metallic burgundy-bronze, a bit smokier and darker than Cranberry and Star Violet when I swatched it, so I bought it. Today I used it on my crease/outer corner and it was more brownish so I was a bit disappointed. I have to try it again, combine it with something else and hope for the best! I have to say the pigmentation is great and it feels very satiny to a frost.
Bite of an apple - Love the fresh look it gives me! As with TT, this looks more coral-red on me than coral-pink. Very easy to wear when I use my duo fibre brush. Love the matte finish too!
..and what I didn't buy:
Heartless - What can i say that hasn't been said already? A beautiful classic red. Colorwise this would've been a better (cooler) shade for me than TT but I wanted to get the one I thought was more unique. In my head I always combine classic red lips with neutral eyes and I rarely do neutral eyes. To me TT will be more versatile.
Dark Deed - I wish I could pull off colors like DD!
My Dark Magic - I almost bought it after I swatched it on my sticky Detrivore primer and saw those amazing metallic purple shades. But in the end I found the two shades too similar and decided to stick with my purple eyeshadows from my mmu stash
She Who Dares - Gorgeous shades but not for me. What I liked was you saw more of the actual green/blue shade than the black base compared to the purple one.
Formidable - One of the MAs was wearing it and it looked gorgeous! However, I only like it in some lightings so I guess one side of the duo-chrome is not for me. I might get the Orly one if I regret not buying it even though I think Formidable's the prettier one (yes, I do think they're not identical!
)
Bad Fairy was very pretty but the gold in the shade was way too warm for me. I don't even know if I really liked
Mean & Green
